The purpose of the report is to provide the way and the means by which out military will advance out enduring national interest as articulated in the 2010 National Security Strategy and to accomplish the defense objectives in the 2012 Quadrennial Defense Review. The Goldwater-Nichols Reorganization Act of 1986 charges the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff with the Responsibility of assisting the President and the Secretary of Defense in providing strategic direction for the Armed Forces. In consultation with the geographic and finctional Combatant Commanders and the Joint Chiefs of Staff, we prepared the report to provide my best military advice.